IF I started my car history again...

IF I started my car history again...

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Milkyway

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10,062 posts

60 months

Saturday 24th February
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L plates ditched, waited a few months for biggest brothers motor... & a £1000 (ISH) loan from the bank of MUM & DAD.

I would be driving a Ford Escort MKll for the next four years.
( 1.3L, 2dr in Venetian red... will have a pop out bronzed glass sunroof fitted later.).

Ensured that the Chocolate brown fluffy seat covers were part of the deal.

Off for some posing now.

Edited by Milkyway on Saturday 24th February 20:26

cuprabob

15,699 posts

221 months

Saturday 24th February
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Not sure why you posted this in the "Sports" section smile

Milkyway

Original Poster:

10,062 posts

60 months

Saturday 24th February
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Oops apologies.... Thought I was in the Lounge. getmecoat

But I did go to watch a lot of circuit & oval racing in it.

Edited by Milkyway on Saturday 24th February 19:26

Ezra

629 posts

34 months

Saturday 24th February
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I wouldn't have bought the dog st brown Fiesta L that my dad thought was a great little first car. Instead, for the same money, I'd have bought the Lotus Elan that was screaming at me to buy it, but would've been a money pit, according to same dad. That was over 40 years ago, and I still grieve about it smile

Milkyway

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10,062 posts

60 months

Saturday 24th February
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Inbetweeners springs to mind... sounds like a familiar tale.
( Dad knows best... & bigger brother wants to sell his reliable motor, hassle free).

SO glad that I kept all those tapes...
Radiomobile scrapped... those HP2 batteries in my cassette player are expensive & don't last very long.

Edited by Milkyway on Saturday 24th February 19:50

cuprabob

15,699 posts

221 months

Saturday 24th February
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Milkyway said:
Oops apologies.... Thought I was in the Lounge. getmecoat

But I did go to watch a lot of circuit & oval racing in it.

Edited by Milkyway on Saturday 24th February 19:26
A mod has moved it now.

Milkyway

Original Poster:

10,062 posts

60 months

Saturday 24th February
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thumbup... KNEW it wouldn't take them long.

x5tuu

12,140 posts

194 months

Saturday 24th February
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Id still have my first car (it was my birthday present for my 15th) and I learned to drive it off road at my parents caravan site tooling around off-road and on tracks etc.

It was a 1987 D plates, Suzuki SJ410 and I lopped the roof off to make it a permanent convertible.

My second car however was a 1997 Ford Ka, bought ex-demo and for the same money I nearly bought a 1967 1600 Beetle instead and still wish I had done.

Milkyway

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10,062 posts

60 months

Saturday 24th February
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Escort L to Acclaim HLS in four years...That's what you can achieve with hard graft.
(My boss's runabout... but I drove it a lot, so knew it's history).

32K mls / £2300... bargain.

Edited by Milkyway on Saturday 24th February 21:07